Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 46 > Chapter 4 > Part 2 - Legal Status and Requirements of Electronic Records, Signatures, and Contracts

• Adult: means an individual who is 18 years old or older. See Utah Code 80-1-102
• Agreement: means the bargain of the parties in fact, as found in their language or inferred from other circumstances and from rules, regulations, and procedures given the effect of agreements under laws otherwise applicable to a particular transaction. See Utah Code 46-4-102
• Attorney guardian ad litem: means the same as that term is defined in Section 78A-2-801. See Utah Code 80-1-102
• Automated transaction: means a transaction conducted or performed, in whole or in part, by electronic means or electronic records, in which the acts or records of one or both parties are not reviewed by an individual in the ordinary course in forming a contract, performing under an existing contract, or fulfilling an obligation required by the transaction. See Utah Code 46-4-102
• Child: means , except as provided in Section 80-2-905, an individual who is under 18 years old. See Utah Code 80-1-102
• Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
• Electronic: means relating to technology having electrical, digital, magnetic, wireless, optical, electromagnetic, or similar capabilities. See Utah Code 46-4-102
• Electronic agent: means a computer program or an electronic or other automated means used independently to initiate an action or respond to electronic records or performances in whole or in part, without review or action by an individual. See Utah Code 46-4-102
• Electronic record: means a record created, generated, sent, communicated, received, or stored by electronic means. See Utah Code 46-4-102
• Electronic signature: means an electronic sound, symbol, or process attached to or logically associated with a record and executed or adopted by a person with the intent to sign the record. See Utah Code 46-4-102
• emancipated: means a legal status created by court order that allows a minor to:

  (a)	live independent of the minor's parents or guardian; and

  (b)

  exercise the same rights as an adult under Subsection 80-7-105(1). See Utah Code 80-7-102 Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other. Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs. Guardian: means a person appointed by a court to make decisions regarding a minor, including the authority to consent to: (a)  marriage; (b)  enlistment in the armed forces; (c)  major medical, surgical, or psychiatric treatment; or (d)  legal custody, if legal custody is not vested in another individual, agency, or institution. See Utah Code 80-1-102 Harm: means : (a)  physical or developmental injury or damage; (b)  emotional damage that results in a serious impairment in the child's growth, development, behavior, or psychological functioning; (c)  sexual abuse; or (d)  sexual exploitation. See Utah Code 80-1-102 Information: means data, text, images, sounds, codes, computer programs, software, databases, or the like. See Utah Code 46-4-102 Information processing system: means an electronic system for creating, generating, sending, receiving, storing, displaying, or processing information. See Utah Code 46-4-102 Minor: means an individual who is 16 years old or older. See Utah Code 80-7-102 Parent: means a natural parent as defined in Section 80-1-102. See Utah Code 80-7-102 Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Person: means an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture, governmental agency, public corporation, or any other legal or commercial entity. See Utah Code 46-4-102 Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Record: means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form. See Utah Code 46-4-102 Security procedure: includes a procedure that requires the use of algorithms or other codes, identifying words or numbers, encryption, or callback or other acknowledgment procedures. See Utah Code 46-4-102 Signature: includes a name, mark, or sign written with the intent to authenticate an instrument or writing. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Tort: A civil wrong or breach of a duty to another person, as outlined by law. A very common tort is negligent operation of a motor vehicle that results in property damage and personal injury in an automobile accident. Transaction: means an action or set of actions occurring between two or more persons relating to the conduct of business, commercial, or governmental affairs. See Utah Code 46-4-102 United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Writing: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5